In WW1 Polish and Italian Americans were disproportionately over represented in their Armed Forces.

In more recent times that is true of African Americans.

But the British Armed Forces ? I don't think we see even a proportionate representation of ethnic minorities.

On a recent Question Time Ms Chakrabarti, with the light of the zealot in her eyes, announced that we have grown closer as a community. I think she believes it too. Perhaps she does not use taking proportionate responsibility as a criterion then ?

In WW1 Polish and Italian Americans were disproportionately over represented in their Armed Forces.

In more recent times that is true of African Americans.

But the British Armed Forces ? I don't think we see even a proportionate representation of ethnic minorities.

On a recent Question Time Ms Chakrabarti, with the light of the zealot in her eyes, announced that we have grown closer as a community. I think she believes it too. Perhaps she does not use taking proportionate responsibility as a criterion then ?

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Interesting point, given that it is said that the Armed Forces draw more proportionally from the less well off in society.

Of course a major difference is that in-comers to America are happy to conform to the American way, whereas we "celebrate" diversity and people are encouraged to retain their own cultures in their own communities